MTK8musicstandards

**//Arts have intrinsic value. They cultivate the whole child, building many kinds of literacy while developing intuition, reasoning, creativity, imagination, and dexterity into diverse forms of expression and communication. //** **//The Arts enable students to make decisions and seek multiple solutions. They improve perception, reflection, and creative thought. They advance higher order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The Arts provide powerful tools for understanding human experiences and cultures—past, present and future. //** **//Arts education engages students in a creative process that helps them develop the self-motivation, discipline, cooperation and self-esteem necessary for success in life. //** **//The Arts consists of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. The content and performance standards for the Arts describe what all Montana students should know and be able to do in the Arts. Although literary arts are generally considered a part of the Arts, standards for the literary arts are integrated throughout the Communication Arts. //** Content Standards indicate what all students should know, understand and be able to do in a specific content area. Benchmarks define our expectations for students’ knowledge, skills and abilities along a developmental continuum in each content area. That continuum is focused at three points—at the end of grade 4, the end of grade 8 and grade 12. **Content Standard 1—Students create, perform/exhibit, and respond in the Arts. ** **Content Standard 2—Students apply and describe the concepts, structures, and processes in the Arts. ** **Content Standard 3—Students develop and refine arts skills and techniques to express ideas, pose and solve problems, and discover meaning. ** **Content Standard 4—Students analyze characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. ** **Content Standard 5—Students understand the role of the Arts in society, diverse cultures, and historical periods. ** **Content Standard 6—Students make connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life, and work. **  **Arts Content Standard 1 ** **Students create, perform/exhibit, and respond in the Arts. ** **Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students understand and express themselves in depth through an art form by: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• generating original art; // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• participating, re-creating, and exhibiting; and // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• reacting and placing value. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">As a result, they arrive at their own knowledge and beliefs for making personal and artistic decisions. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. identify their own ideas and images based on themes, symbols, events and personal experiences. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. use a variety of materials and sources to experiment with an art form. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. present their own work and works of others. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. collaborate with others in the creative process. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. describe how a variety of materials, techniques and processes cause different responses. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. create a work from their own ideas and images based on themes, symbols, events and personal experiences. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. select a variety of materials and sources to demonstrate a specific art form. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. prepare and/or revise works for presentation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. collaborate with others to make artistic choices. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. describe and analyze artistic choices in their own work and works of others. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Content Standard 2 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students apply and describe the concepts, structures, and processes in the Arts. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The ability to use and share knowledge is fundamental to human experience. Music provides many of the tools for students to successfully interact with their world. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. COMPOSITION—**Music:** apply the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre/tone color, and form. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. TECHNIQUES—**Music:** identify and apply the techniques of expressive devices, dynamics, tempo, phrasing, accompaniment, interpretation and improvisation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. MEDIUM—**Music:** perform vocal and/or instrumental solos, or in ensembles. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. FUNCTION—**Music:** identify examples of music (e.g., ceremonial, celebration, concerts, theatre, dance, film, social, community, entertainment). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. STYLE—**Music:** identify examples of music (e.g., folk, jazz, ethnic, popular, classical, time period). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">6. PRESENTATION—**Music:** participate in performances. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. COMPOSITION—**Music:** apply the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre/tone color, and form. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. TECHNIQUES—**Music:** apply the techniques of expressive devices, dynamics, tempo, phrasing, accompaniment, interpretation, and improvisation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. MEDIUM—**Music:** perform vocal and/or instrumental solos, or in ensembles. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. FUNCTION—**Music:** perform examples of music (e.g., ceremonial, celebration, concerts, theatre, dance, film, social, community, entertainment). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. STYLE—**Music:** perform examples of music (e.g., folk, jazz, ethnic, popular, classical, time period). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">6. PRESENTATION—**Music:** rehearse, perform, and critique musical performances. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Content Standard 3 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students develop and refine arts skills and techniques to express ideas, pose and solve problems, and discover meaning. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Artistic expression is a critical form of self-expression and communication requiring specific skills, knowledge, and techniques. In the Arts there is no one correct answer. Students must exercise judgment. This helps to develop the ability to weigh the benefits among alternative courses of action. This process yields multiple rather than singular solutions. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. use art materials, techniques, technologies, and processes to create general responses. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. communicate meaning through the art forms from selected subject matter. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. explore potential solutions to a given problem through the Arts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. use technical skills. **Music**—sing and play music using dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. identify and use an appropriate symbol system. **Music**—use standard symbols to identify meter, rhythm, pitch, and dynamics. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. use art materials, techniques, technologies, and processes to create specific responses. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. communicate intended meaning based on their own ideas and concepts from other sources. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. use improvisation/experimentation to determine solutions. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. use technical skills. **Music**—use accepted performance and expressive techniques (e.g., breath control, posture) while singing and playing music in small and large ensembles. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. understand and use symbol systems. **Music**—identify and define standard notation symbols including pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Content Standard 4 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students analyze characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reflecting on the Arts heightens critical thinking and qualitative judgment. Students practice and use higher order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to understand works of art. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. use vocabulary of the discipline to describe a variety of works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. describe personal works to others. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. devise criteria for evaluation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. recognize a variety of different responses to specific works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own and other art works by applying specific criteria appropriate to the style and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">offer constructive suggestions for improvement. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. describe the influence of personal experience on the interpretation of works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. develop and apply criteria for evaluating quality and effectiveness of the work of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. describe and compare a variety of individual responses to works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Content Standard 5 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students understand the role of the Arts in society, diverse cultures, and historical periods. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">It is important for students to be knowledgeable about the nature, value, and meaning of the Arts in the context of their own humanity with respect to community, environment, and culture, including the distinct and unique cultural heritage of Montana’s American Indians. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. recognize ways in which the Arts have both a historical and distinctive relationship to various cultures (e.g., American Indian) and media of expression. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. identify and describe specific works of art belonging to particular cultures, times and places. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. recognize various reasons for creating works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. recognize common emotions, experiences, and expressions in art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. demonstrate appropriate audience behavior for the context and style of art presented. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">6. explore their own culture as reflected through the Arts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. demonstrate how history/culture and the Arts influence each other. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. identify, describe, and analyze specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places in the context in which they were created. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. compare various reasons for creating works of art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. describe how people’s emotions and experiences influence the development of specific art works. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. demonstrate appropriate audience behavior for the context and style of art presented. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">6. determine the connection of a work of art to societal and cultural change or preservation, including American Indian culture and art. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Content Standard 6 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Students make connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life, and work. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Arts are part of everyone’s daily experience. The Arts reflect the culture that produces them. As students work in the Arts, it is important to understand how the Arts disciplines relate to one another, to other subjects, and to their life. // **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Benchmarks ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 4 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common terms/elements used in the various Arts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. identify interrelated elements among the Arts and other subject areas. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. identify the role of the Arts in the world of work. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. identify how art reflects life. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">End of Grade 8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">1. explain how elements, processes (e.g., imagination, craftsmanship) and organizational principles are used in similar and distinctive ways. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">2. connect and analyze interrelated elements of the Arts and other subject areas. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">3. experience the elements of art careers in a professional setting. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">4. analyze how works of art reflect the environment in which they are created. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Arts Performance Standards: A Profile of Four Levels ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The Arts Performance Standards describe students’ knowledge, skills and abilities in the Arts content area on a continuum from kindergarten through grade twelve. These descriptions provide a picture or profile of student achievement at the four performance levels—advanced, proficient, nearing proficiency and novice. ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This level denotes superior performance. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Proficient //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This level denotes solid academic performance for each benchmark. Students reaching <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Nearing Proficiency //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This level denotes that the student has partial mastery or prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work at each benchmark. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Novice //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This level denotes that the student is beginning to attain the prerequisite knowledge and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">skills that are fundamental for work at each benchmark. **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 4 Arts //** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A fourth-grade student at the advanced level in the Arts demonstrates superior performance. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) independently creates, performs/exhibits in and responds through a minimum of one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) consistently applies, with confidence, the concepts, structures and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) uses a variety of skills and techniques to express ideas and poses and solves problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) independently practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) analyzes the characteristics and merits of their work and the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) consistently recognizes and respects the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) consistently finds and shares multiple connections among the Arts, other subject areas and life. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Proficient **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A fourth-grade student at the proficient level in the Arts demonstrates solid academic performance. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) demonstrates the ability to create, perform/exhibit and respond through a minimum of one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) applies a basic understanding of the concepts, structures and processes Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) uses skills and techniques to express ideas and poses and solves problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) communicates an understanding of the characteristics and merits of their work and the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) recognizes and respects the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) finds and communicates connections among the Arts, other subject areas, and life. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Nearing Proficiency **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A fourth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level demonstrates a partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in the Arts. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) creates, performs/exhibits in and responds with specific directions and assistance through a minimum of one art form in a limited way; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) identifies, but has difficulty demonstrating concepts, structures and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) identifies skills and techniques in the Arts and sometimes expresses ideas and poses and solves problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) sometimes practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) sometimes identifies and demonstrates the characteristics and merits of his/her work and the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) sometimes recognizes the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) finds and shares limited connections among the Arts, other subject areas, and life. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Novice **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A fourth-grade student at the novice level is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental at each benchmark in the Arts. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) has difficulty creating, performing/exhibiting in and responding through a minimum of one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) demonstrates a limited understanding of concepts, structures, and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) identifies with assistance some of the skills and techniques but does not express ideas or pose or solve problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) has difficulty practicing responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) seldom identifies the characteristics and merits of his/her work or the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) has limited recognition of the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) has difficulty finding connections among the Arts, other subject areas, and life. **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 8 Arts //** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Advanced **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">An eighth-grade student at the advanced level in the Arts demonstrates superior performance. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) effectively creates, performs/exhibits in and responds through more than one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) consistently applies with confidence concepts, structures and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) applies a variety of skills and techniques to effectively express ideas and to pose and solve problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) independently practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) evaluates the characteristics and merits of his/her work and the works of others in the Arts ; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) effectively and consistently analyzes the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) synthesizes and evaluates connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life, and work. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Proficient **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">An eighth-grade student at the proficient level in the Arts demonstrates solid academic performance. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) effectively creates, performs/exhibits in and responds through a minimum of one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) applies concepts, processes and structures in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) uses a variety of skills and techniques, to express ideas and to pose and solve problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) analyzes the characteristics and merits of their work and the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) analyzes and clearly describes the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) analyzes and describes connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life, and work. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Nearing Proficiency **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">An eighth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level demonstrates a partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in the Arts. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) sometimes creates, performs/exhibits in and responds through a minimum of one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) applies, with some assistance, a basic understanding of the concepts, structures, and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) identifies skills and techniques and sometimes expresses ideas and poses and solves problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) sometimes practices responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) describes, with assistance, some of the characteristics and merits of his/her work and the works of others in the Arts; (f) sometimes identifies the role of the Arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods but has difficulty describing that role; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) identifies and describes, with some assistance, limited connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life, and work. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Novice **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">An eighth-grade student at the novice level is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental at each benchmark in the Arts. He/she: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(a) seldom creates, performs/exhibits without specific direction, and sometimes responds in a limited way through one art form; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(b) applies, with much assistance, a basic understanding of some of the concepts, structures, and processes in Music; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(c) identifies, with assistance, skills and techniques, but has difficulty expressing ideas and posing and solving problems in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(d) has difficulty practicing responsible, safe and appropriate personal and group behavior in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(e) seldom recognizes the characteristics and merits of his/her work or the works of others in the Arts; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(f) identifies, with assistance, the role of the arts in his/her society, diverse cultures, and historical periods; and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">(g) identifies, with difficulty, limited connections among the Arts, other subject areas, life and work.
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